Door Dings

Jayhovah · 05-02-2019, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Their transmission jack made pulling the diff off and back on by myself REALLLLY easy... btw, I have a HF transmission jack for sale...

I've got one too, purchased for the exact same thing! I'm holding on to mine, as I usually wrench solo and this thing makes the perfect wingman if I just need to support something (like the exhaust) while unbolting.

Rusty · 05-02-2019, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayhovah

I need to start a HF-Love-Fest thread.

For the most part. I'm not a fan of HF tools. I only go there if I can't find it somewhere else.

The Z Philes · 05-07-2019, 10:19 PM

I always been one to park away from everyone regardless of what I drive. But I'd always concede if that option wasn't available. Not so with the Z. We go to places where there's plenty of parking and if that's filled we'll go somewhere else. Interestingly enough, I'm the one most likely to ding it as my truck is parked right next to it in a tight garage. I have a death grip on my door every time I get out of my truck.

BettyZ · 05-07-2019, 10:46 PM

When I lived in a high rise I thought my 350Z was safe as I had a Maserati on my left and my brother's BMW parked on the right.

Over 3 months my brother put a dozen dings into my passenger door. He refused to improve his door opening skills until I ran a cable through his tie down hooks and padlocked it around the concrete curb. Left a nice note explaining why he was grounded.

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Baronsmokes · 05-07-2019, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CRiZO

I was just curious, our doors and hood are aluminum right? Do they tend to ding easily? Or maybe they flex more and resist?

They ding easy.Not a big deal to fix.I do this once a year.

Asus_ · 05-08-2019, 09:01 AM

Last summer, i went to park at a mall, and there was a back section with 2-3 empty rows of about 10-15 empty parking spots each row, im like awsome... so i park in the middle of it all, completely secluded from the other cars.

I come back an hour later, tell me how i find one person parked right beside me, and all the other 30-40 parking spots empty

. this guy went out of his way to park beside me... like wtf. i wanted to set his car on fire, annoyed me more than i thought it would lol but oh well.

This is a good representation of what it looked like

BettyZ · 05-08-2019, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Asus_

Last summer, i went to park at a mall, and there was a back section with 2-3 empty rows of about 10-15 empty parking spots each row, im like awsome... so i park in the middle of it all, completely secluded from the other cars.

I come back an hour later, tell me how i find one person parked right beside me, and all the other 30-40 parking spots empty

. this guy went out of his way to park beside me... like wtf. i wanted to set his car on fire, annoyed me more than i thought it would lol but oh well.

This is a good representation of what it looked like

I have had the exact same arsonist reaction when that happens. Makes me wish I had a truck with a winch so I could drag their to a different part of the lot - and then set it on fire.

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jacktx · 05-19-2019, 09:25 PM

38% of cars get dinged in their life. IIRC big retail parking lots are like 2x more dangerous than parking garages, street parking, etc. I mainly park by expensive cars or just walk further. I absolutely avoid parking by trucks and SUV/kidmobiles at any cost.

(stats)
https://autoshopaccessories.com/do-car-covers-work/

05-07-2019, 10:46 PM	#34 (permalink)
BettyZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicagoland Age: 37 Posts: 5,261 Drives: A Garage Queen Rep Power: 2684371	When I lived in a high rise I thought my 350Z was safe as I had a Maserati on my left and my brother's BMW parked on the right. Over 3 months my brother put a dozen dings into my passenger door. He refused to improve his door opening skills until I ran a cable through his tie down hooks and padlocked it around the concrete curb. Left a nice note explaining why he was grounded. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Rusty likes this. __________________ '14 MB Nismo \| Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs. Betty Mods

05-08-2019, 09:01 AM	#36 (permalink)
Asus_ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: neverland. Posts: 348 Drives: 2011 370z T/S Rep Power: 1171	Last summer, i went to park at a mall, and there was a back section with 2-3 empty rows of about 10-15 empty parking spots each row, im like awsome... so i park in the middle of it all, completely secluded from the other cars. I come back an hour later, tell me how i find one person parked right beside me, and all the other 30-40 parking spots empty. this guy went out of his way to park beside me... like wtf. i wanted to set his car on fire, annoyed me more than i thought it would lol but oh well. This is a good representation of what it looked like Last edited by Asus_; 05-08-2019 at 09:04 AM.

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05-07-2019, 10:19 PM	#33 (permalink)
The Z Philes Base Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 50 Drives: 2019 370Z GMT 6MT Rep Power: 117	I always been one to park away from everyone regardless of what I drive. But I'd always concede if that option wasn't available. Not so with the Z. We go to places where there's plenty of parking and if that's filled we'll go somewhere else. Interestingly enough, I'm the one most likely to ding it as my truck is parked right next to it in a tight garage. I have a death grip on my door every time I get out of my truck.

05-19-2019, 09:25 PM	#38 (permalink)
jacktx Base Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Texas Posts: 5 Drives: Future Nissan Owner Rep Power: 7	38% of cars get dinged in their life. IIRC big retail parking lots are like 2x more dangerous than parking garages, street parking, etc. I mainly park by expensive cars or just walk further. I absolutely avoid parking by trucks and SUV/kidmobiles at any cost. (stats) https://autoshopaccessories.com/do-car-covers-work/